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UNINA9910809615503321 |
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Autore |
Freidenberg Judith |
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Contemporary conversations on immigration in the United States : the view from prince George's County, Maryland / / Judith Freidenberg |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (213 p.) |
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Collana |
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Anthropology of Well-Being: Individual, Community, Society |
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Soggetti |
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Emigration and immigration |
Immigrants - United States |
Prince George's County (Md.) Emigration and immigration |
United States Emigration and immigration History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Figures; Tables; Prologue; Acknowledgments; Introduction. The Immigrant Life Course as a Lens to Understand the United States; PART I. CONTEXTS OF IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE; Chapter 1. The People of Prince George's County; Chapter 2. Conversations about County Identity; PART II. TESTIMONIES OF IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE; Chapter 3. Growing Up, Making an Exit Decision, and Leaving; Chapter 4. Immigrant Journeys as Geopolitical Bridges; Chapter 5. Life Changes in New Destinations; PART III. LOCAL STORIES, GLOBAL CONNECTIONS |
Chapter 6. Ideology of the "Good Life," Immigrant Space, and Social MobilityChapter 7. Imagined and Empirical Frontiers of the Nation-State; Epilogue. To Continue the Conversations; Appendix 1. Immigrant Experience Interview Schedule; Appendix 2. Video Links; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Contemporary Conversations on Immigration in the United States shows the complexity of migrant experiences, advocating for immigration as a social issue rather than a social problem, and understanding that immigration rests on larger units of meaning structured by time and place. |
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